Where is the mine/mill changeover point? Surprisingly, it’s not always at the same place at every mining operation. The logical point for the end of the mine recording (claimed tonnage and grade) is when ore goes into the primary crusher,…
Here is Optiro’s summary of the RSC Resource Reporting Intelligence for 28 August to 3 September 2017. 66 new technical reports were published – up by 2 from last week 7 were Mineral Resources – down by 7 from last week…
Here is Optiro’s Summary of the RSC Resource Reporting Intelligence for 21 to 27 August 2017. 64 new technical reports were published – down by 2 from last week 14 were Mineral Resources – up by 6 from last week…
Here is Optiro’s summary of the RSC Resource Reporting Intelligence for 14 to 20 August 2017. 66 new technical reports were published – down by 8 from last week 8 were Mineral Resources – continue to fall – down by…
What is the sampling contribution to the nugget effect? Remember that the sampling error can influence the nugget effect of an orebody, but that the nugget effect, as inferred from a variogram can have more than one component; the inherent…
Optiro's summary of the RSC Resource Reporting Intelligence details: number and type of reports published, author of reports, commodities and locations.
Here is Optiro’s summary of the RSC Resource Reporting Intelligence for 31 July to 6 August 2017. 81 new technical reports were published – down by 8 from last week 12 were Mineral Resources – down by 3 from last…
Ian Glacken, Director of Geology, has written an article titled Geology, grade and geometallurgical modelling - spoilt for choice? The article discusses the extensive breadth of tools available to aid geological, grade and geometallurgical modelling - covering the evolution of modelling practices, the software choices and how in the pursuit of best practice we usually need to use up to 4 or more separate software products, and the critical need to record the increasingly complex workflow communication.
Here is Optiro’s summary of the RSC Resource Reporting Intelligence for 24-30 July 2017. 89 new technical reports were published – up by 18 from last week 15 were Mineral Resources – up by 8 from last week. 2 of…
71 new technical reports were published – down by 11 from last week: 7 were Mineral Resources – down by 8 from last week 1 Maiden Resource 58 Exploration / Drilling – up by 1 1 Environmental report – up…
